Boeing reveals control system fixes for planes after two crashes killed 346
BOEING has announced changes to the control systems linked to two 737 Max plane crashes that killed a total of 346 people.
"We are going to do everything that we can do to ensure that accidents like these never happen again," Mike Sinnett, vice president for product strategy and future airplane development, told reporters.The FAA has agreed to significantly improve its oversight of organisations performing certifications on its behalf by July.
Members of the Allied Pilots Association, which represents pilots of American Airlines Group Inc, the largest US carrier, were among the 200 airline customers and others who spent the day at Boeing getting details. The certification process should not be rushed, the association said in a statement earlier on Wednesday.The fix should be fully vetted and take into account any further information from an investigation into the Ethiopian Airlines crash, the association said.
The anti-stall system - known as MCAS, or Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System - has been pinpointed by investigators as a possible cause in the fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia.
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